Hydroplane ship



May 10, 1932; w. A. BEEBE HYDROPLANE SHIP 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 7, 1931 Inventor William A .Beelve May 10, 1932. w. A. BEEBE HYDROPLANE SHIP 7, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec.

May 10, 1932. w. A. BEEBE HYDROPLANE SHIP Filed Dec. 7, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 May 10, 1932. w. A. BEEBE HYDROFLANE SHIP Filed Dec. '7. 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Inventor Wil liam A .Beefie Mun.

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HYDROPLANE SHIP Filed Dec. 7, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor William 4 .Beebe Patented May 10, 1932 v I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WIILIAMAQBEEBE, ornnw ORLEANS, LoUisLANa imm normmn snrr Application filed December 7, 1931, Serial No. 579,583.

The present invention relates to hydroed on the rear ends of the hulls for steering plane ships and has for its prime object to the-craft. Numerals 7, 7, and 7 denote three provide a combination of three devices now spaced parallel coextensive pontoons of in common use, arranged in such a manner stream line configurationtapering forwardly so as to attain the most efficient results of. at their bows, to cutthrough the water and each, namely speed, .safety and. larger weight also tapering rearwardly at their stems to carrying capacity. 1 minimize friction with the water. These Another very important object of the inpontoons are of hO].1OW construction and vention resides in the provision of a hydroclearly indicated in Figure 8 and the bottom in plane ship of this nature which will ride portions thereof have a keel like formation. smoothly in rough water at maximum speed. Cross bracing 8 is provided inside the'pon- Another very important object-of the intoons'Z. Girder frames 9 extend'upwardly vention resides in the provision of a hydrofrom the pontoons. The girder frames explane ship of this nature which is simple in tending from the two outer pontoons incline 15 its construction, strong and durable, thorupwardly and inwardly while the girder oughly efficient and reliable in use and operaframes extending from the center pontoons tion and otherwise well adapted to the purincline upwardly and outwardly and these o fo which it i designed. girder frames support the hulls a distance With the above and numerous other objects above the pontoons and in an alternate -ar- {a in view as will appear as the description pr0- rangement with respect to. said pontoons. '7 ceeds, the invention resides in certain novel Girder bracing frames 10 extend from wings features of construction, and in the combina- 11 between the pontoonsto intermediate portion and arrangement of parts as will be heretions of the girderframe 9. I inafter more fully described and claimed. 1 Girder frame braces 10 extend from inter 25 In the drawings: mediate portions of the two center girder 7 Figures 1a and 16 form a top plan View frames 9 and incline upwardly and inwardly of the hydroplane ship embodying the featoward each other to support the central portures of my invention. tions of wings 12' between the hulls5, The

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation frames 9,10 and 11 arecovered as indicated at "so th f, 7 a. Propeller" motors in streamline casings '8 Figures 3a and 3?) form a vertical longiare denoted by numerals 14. Some'of these tudinal section therethrough. motors are mounted above the centers of the Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal wings 12and others'on intermediate portions section through one of the hulls. of the girder frames 9 disposed to the sides of 35 Figure 5 is a transversesection thereh Craft The QfS '14 On the girder through taken .substantially on the line 5-5 frames 9 aresecurely braced as is indicated of Figure 3?). at 15. Numeral 16 denotes the propellers at Figure 6 is a front elevation of the craft. the front ends. of the. motors. In Figures 4: Figure 7 is a front elevation of one of the and 5 I have illustrated the cabinet structure engines, and and arrangement inside the bulls 5. At the $99 Figure 8 1s a detail transverse section fronts of the hulls. 5 are control cabins 5a through one of the pontoons taken substanhaving transparent panels therein to give tially on the lines 88 of Figure 3a. visibility; to the operators located therein.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will This hydroplane shipv when not in motionv be seen that numerals 5, 5 denote a pair of remains onthesurfaceof'the water supported spaced parallel coextensive hulls designed in by the pontoons. ,When the motors are cylindrical formation throughout the major started and thehydroplane ship goes into moportions of their lengths by having their tion, the wings take part of the weight off of bows tapering forwardly and their sterns the pontoons and as more speed is attained, 5 tapering rearwardly. Rudders 6 are mountthe less friction of the water will be. on the pontoons until a great speed is attained. At that speed, the lengths of the pontoons will maintain an even keel while the weight of the craft will prevent it from flying out of the water.

.The large rudders steer the hydroplane ship as an aeroplane is steered thereby eliminating a rudder structure in the'water. This hydroplane ship is designed for ocean service but of course may be used on any large body of water which ordinarily would be too rough to travel at a very fast rate of speed.

The important feature of the novel arrangement of well known devices is that the pon toons, when the craft is moving at its normal fastrate of speed, slide through the crest of thewaves therebydoing away with the pitching and rocking commonly experienced in ocean travel in ordinary ships. 7

It is thought thatthe construction, operation, utility and advantages'of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilledin this art without a more detailed description thereof. 7 Y

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it will attain the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention: and the above description. 7

' It is apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any-of its advantages. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A hydroplane ship of the class described including, in combination, a plurality of elongated spaced parallel coextensive pontoons, a plurality of aeroplane wings disposed transversely between the pontoons, a plurality of hulls, means for supporting the hulls above the pontoons and between the pontoons, and aeroplane wings extending transversely between the hulls, comprising a plurality of covered girder frames disposed between the pontoons and the hull.

2. A hydroplane ship of the class described including, in combination, a plurality of elongated spaced parallel coextensive pontoons, a. plurality of aeroplane wings disposed transversely between the pontoons, a plurality of hulls, means for supporting the hulls above the pontoons and between the pontoons, and aeroplane wings extending transversely between the hulls, comprising a plurality of covered girder frames disposed between the pontoons and the hull, propeller motors mounted on the girder frames to the outer sides of the hydroplane ship.

3. A hydroplane ship of the class described including, in combination, a plurality of elongated spaced parallel coextensive pontoons, a plurality of aeroplane wings disposed transversely between the pontoons, a plurality of hulls, means for supporting the hulls above the pontoons and between the pontoons, and aeroplane wings extending transversely between the hulls, comprising a lurality of covered girder frames disposed tween the pontoons and the hull, propeller motors mounted on the girder frames to the outer sides of the hydroplane ship, rudders mounted on therear ends of the hulls.

4. A hydroplane ship of the class described including, in combination, a plurality of elongated spaced parallel coextensive pontoons, a plurality of aeroplane wings disposed transversely between the pontoons, a pluralityiof hulls, means for supportingthehulls above the pontoons and between the pontoons, and aeroplane wings extending transversely be tween the hulls, comprising a plurality of covered girder frames disposed between the pontoons and the hull, propeller motors mounted on the girderiframes to the outer sides of the hydroplane ship, rudders mount ed on the rear ends of the hulls, said pontoons tapering forwardly at the bows and tapering rearwardly at theirsterns and having their lower portions of keel like'formation.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

- WILLIAM A. BEEBE, 

